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Evelyn Bass

Female 1923 - 2020  (96 years)


Personal Information

  • Name Evelyn Bass 
    Born 23 Oct 1923  Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    _UID 52EA333323A0354C93EE2AB0D7D3EC0BE2B7 
    Died 26 Jan 2020 
    Notes 
    • Shackelford Funeral Directors
      Evelyn ?Bo Bo? Bass Briggs

      Mrs. Briggs, 96, of Middleton, passed away Sunday, January 26, 2020 at her daughter's home in Byhalia, MS.

      She was born in Hardeman County on Tuesday, October 23, 1923 to the late Albert and Mary Ethel Derryberry Bass and lived here until 1962 when she moved to Memphis. She and her late husband, Elbert G. Briggs, moved back here in 1980. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by an infant son, Jackie Briggs; two sisters, Bea Harris and Madge Shearon; and two brothers, Vernon and Leonard Bass.

      A homemaker, she was a member of the Porter's Creek Baptist Church and in her leisure time enjoyed cooking, fellow-shipping at church, reading her Bible and gardening.

      She leaves her daughter, Linda Sue (Clarence) Garcia; two grandchildren, Leah Pitzer and Scottie Wagner; and two great-grandchildren, Alexa and Lane Pitzer, all of Byhalia, MS.

      Memorials may be sent to the Porter's Creek Baptist Church, 5120 Peavine Rd, Middleton, TN 38052.

    Person ID I99  Bass47 Bass of North Carolina
    Last Modified 7 Oct 2021 

    Father Albert Leander Bass,   b. 4 Feb 1901, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Dec 1981, Middleton, Hardeman County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Ethel Derryberry,   b. Abt 1898, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F20  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart